BRITAIN’S VAST EFFORT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11616, 15 August 1918, Page 2

BRITAIN’S VAST EFFORT.

ARMY OF 8,000,000 MEN. WILL OUTLAST TH E ENEMY London July 30 Empbasing Britain’s share in the war Mr Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand, iu a speech at Kew, pointed ont that out of 7,500.000 men contributed by the Empire, the British Isles had given 75 per cent, including 4,500,000 from England alone, while the Dominions and colonies had given 13 per cent, aud ludia and other dependencies had supplied the remainder. Regarding the air service, British airmen had accounted for considerably over 4l)00 enemy airmen in the last 13 months.

British, airmen made 74 air raids into Germany iu June, and during the year they dropped over 800 tons of explosives on enemy forces or enemy country. Unquestionably the British were now supreme in the air. Their air force was very much larger, the machines better, men more daring, aud more resourceful than those of the enemy. The tonnage of the British Navy was now over 6,000,000, compared with 4,000,000 at the outbreak of the war, and the personuelwas 4,200,000 compared with 145,000 when war broke out. Five hundred and sixty-seven steamers were continually employed in carrying troops and stores to the armies iu France and in the East, Britain’s war expenditure to the end of March was £7,014,000,000, of which £5,170,000,000, was from loans., aud venue. : Y-G’-IR It was quite certain that we could ! outlast the enemy, Financially our position was still sound, our assets far exceeding our liabilities Lord Curzon, speaking at a banque at Grey’s Inn, emphasised the enemy’s failure, his loss of initiative, aud the importance of the blew inflicted upon the morale and prestige of the enemy troops, although it was too early to imagine that the enemy was beaten. The allied forces had found a genius in General Foch. Lord Curzon described the American entry on the fields of France as electric, reducing the enemy superiority to equality, while - the moraj value cf the enemy’s ultimate numerical inferiority would be cumulative as time passed. General Smuts paid a tribute to Great Britain's mighty _ efforts, which had not been given 'sufficient publicity. During the four years of war she had raised 8,000,000 men. Britain had the greaest army in the field of all the allies.